YM web and bindery kit up for sale; Time Out to stop printing London edition; UPM Communication Papers action demanded; and more...

[View in web browser]( [View text-only version]( [PrintWeek]( Wednesday 13 April 2022 [Daily news bulletin] [Sponsored by Fujifilm] [Today's top stories] [YM web and bindery kit up for sale]( [YM web and bindery kit up for sale]( Printing and post-press kit from YM’s Pindar and York Mailing sites is being offered for sale by private treaty. [Time Out to stop printing London edition]( [Time Out to stop printing London edition]( Media and hospitality business Time Out is set to cease printing the London edition of its free magazine at the end of June. [Shop stewards demand action at UPM Communication Papers]( [Shop stewards demand action at UPM Communication Papers]( Chief shop stewards at UPM businesses have written an open letter to the firm’s CEO demanding that negotiations to resolve long-running strike action should be resumed immediately at its Communication Papers business. [EveryPage brings envelope insertion in-house with KAS spend]( Digital printer EveryPage has invested in a Mailmaster Compact envelope inserter from KAS Paper Systems to bring the process in-house. [Vivid launches new taping system]( Vivid Laminating Technologies has launched a new automatic tape applicator to increase automation and efficiency for users of its Veloblade Volta+ digital die-cutting systems. [Sponsored content] [Kornit opens a world of possibilities]( [Kornit opens a world of possibilities]( More than 3D, Kornit’s XDi technology takes creativity, simplicity and business to a new dimension and opens a world of possibilities for print firms. [The surprisingly easy path towards print shop digitisation]( [The surprisingly easy path towards print shop digitisation]( For print shops, digitisation can bring major efficiency gains. Done right, it can counteract the increasingly tilted ratio of preparation versus production in print jobs. In procurement, there already is a solution that's ready for prime time. [Yesterday's most read] [Deadline looms for YM web sales]( [Paragon adds to packaging wing]( [Hopes raised for resolution at UPM labels wing]( [Blogs] [Printer's devil: it's in the detail]( Contributing editor Jo Francis muses on the latest goings on in the print industry. [In this issue] [While the Printweek Awards finalists deservedly took centre stage in our February & March ‘Shortlist issue’, the issue was crammed as ever with a smorgasbord of insightful business and technology long reads and snappy news roundups...]( [Forward to a friend](mailto:?subject=Print%20industry%20news%20...&body=I%20thought%20you%20might%20be%20interested%20in%20this%20newsletter%20from%20Printweek:%20%20 [Got some news? Email the PrintWeek newsdesk here](mailto:printweek.newsdesk@markallengroup.com) [PrintWeek jobs] [Business Development Manager]( [Digital Finishing Operator]( [Inserting Machine Operator]( [Digital Print Operator]( [National Account Manager]( [See the latest jobs]( [Knowledge Bank] [SDUK makes a brilliant return to show business]( [SDUK makes a brilliant return to show business]( After a near three-year-long hiatus, the expo that bills itself as the UK’s longest running event for the visual communications sector is set to take place in March. [An international affair]( [An international affair]( Margins in print can be slender. Looking at the most recent Printweek Top 500 report, compiled in association with business advisory and accountancy firm Grant Thornton, the average industry operating profit margin across the 500 companies that made the cut was 3.23%, while the average pre-tax profit margin was 2.74%. [Product portfolio] [Star product: Mutoh XpertJet Pro series]( Manufacturer’s upgraded inkjets offer both speed and quality boosts. [Me & My: Vivid Laminating Technologies VeloBlade Volta 69+]( Brighton-based One Digital had always outsourced die-cutting jobs. It had a sizeable array of equipment in its factory that allowed it to take on all manner of digital and litho work, including a vinyl Summa machine, so it was used to setting up dies and cutting guides, but die-cutting was something it had never really considered bringing in-house. © MA Business Limited 2022. [Contact Us]( [Advertising]( [Subscribe]( If you wish to unsubscribe from Printweek Daily News emails, please click [here](. To understand how we process, use & safeguard your data, please read our [Privacy Policy](. If you would like to update your marketing contact preferences, then please [click here](.